Silly Snake Stole A Saxophone

Clyde the snake was a happy, jolly snake and all the animals loved to be with him. When Clyde finds Kelly’s saxophone in the tall grass, he hides it and lies to Kelly about it. But now he can’t even play the saxophone. He gets a bad feeling inside his belly. His smile turns into a frown and he becomes sick. The animals try to comfort him, but when Kelly brings him a bouquet of flowers to cheer him up, he feels even worse. He decides to admit what he has done. When he does, Kelly forgives him and the bad feeling goes away. His frown turns back to a smile. The animals form a band and fill the jungle with their music.
This is book twenty-three of thirty-one books in the First Phonics series by Betty Ward Cain. It helps a student learn the sound of an “S.” This program has been used in the classroom for many years with a lot of success in teaching kids to read.